Organ Donation

The UK government is to step in to introduce a "soft opt-out" system of organ and tissue donation in Northern Ireland. The enactment of the Organ and Tissue Donation (Deemed Consent) Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 has been delayed in the absence of a functioning Northern Ireland Assembly to pass second

Legislation introducing a soft opt-out system of consent for organ donation is set to be debated in the Dáil this afternoon. The Human Tissue (Transplantation, Post-Mortem, Anatomical Examination and Public Display) Bill includes provisions around organ donation and transplantation, post-mort

People are being told to indicate their wishes after death as a new law creates a “soft opt-out” regime for organ donation. The proposed legislation, approved yesterday by Cabinet, will create a presumption that individuals are donors unless they have opted out of the scheme.

Legislation providing for a "soft opt-out" system of organ and tissue donation in Northern Ireland has been introduced to Stormont. Under the Organ and Tissue Donation (Deemed Consent) Bill, it is considered that everyone would be willing to donate their organs unless they have formally opted out or